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o B { S o e ST cigs - THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1928. S ——— e h = : *._—.—_—————————*#_—__M___—_—__————————H———_——"——_—_-——_—‘ ST LOUI GeRMAN ~ VOTE MAY SPLIT “Colored Defections Put City, . Normally Republican, in f Unusual Position. (Continued from First Page.) lieved to be strongly aligned against Hoover and for Smith, although some of them are sticking to the Republican ticket, it is said. On the other hand, there is a large number of German- | American_Lutherans here. Indeed, the German Lutherans are said to equal | in number the German Catholics. And | the Lutherans are lining up for Hoover, generally speaking. So it does not ap- pear that the German-American vote is to be cast solidly for either of the candidates. The called religious issue 18 cutting both s in this group. That there was a strong drift among the German-American voters toward Smith and away from Hoover was shown in a poll which was undertaken by the Westliche Post, a German language newspaper, which has been consistently | Republican. Of a total of 6,951 in this oll, 5341 were cast for Smith and 610 for Hoover. The voters gave their former political affiliations as follows: for Smith, Democrats, 1,623: Republicans, 1.557; Independents, 2.161; for Hoover, | Democrats 0; Republicans, 1,593; Inde- pendents, 17. The poll was abandoned some time ago. Most of the persons who took part in the pol are are residents | of St. Louis, but sme of them live in| Bt. Charles and Franklin Counties and | still others reside in other States than | Missouri, where the paper is circulated. | The Republican leaders here insist that the drift toward Smith has been | checked, efpecially among the German- Amerieans, who hitherto have been | Republican. Men and women who for- | merly announced they would vote for| Smith are coming back into the Re- publican fold, they say. Registration Is Large. Both sides in the contest are taking comfort from the very large registra- tion in St. Louis, which has rcached the unprecedented figure of 361865, with an increase over previous regis- tration of 60,000. Of the voters added to the registration 40,000 are women. The Republicans insist that the women generally are for Hoover, and in many instances this apparently is tive. But the Democrats are claiming that thou- sands of Democrats who have never before registered have put their names on the registration lists and that a great number of Catholic women, who have not voted in the past, are .mong them. The negro voters in St. Louis add to the puzzle. There are some 38,000 reg- istered negro voters in the city, and the great majority of them in the past have voted the Republican ticket. But now, it is said, many of them are lining up for Smith, and the matter is giving the Republican leaders concern. They express confidence that before election day these colored voters will get in line for the Republican ticket &s they have in the past. For the first time in history, certainly for the first time in Missouri, which is a near-Southern State, a negro has the Democratic nomination for Con- gress. He is Joseph L. McClemore, running against Representative Leonidas C. Dyer of the twelfth congressional district, located in this city. McClemore has the indorsement of the city Demo- cratic organization, which is working for his election. It is obviously a bid for the negro vote for Smith and is so Tegarded here. Dyer Well Intrenched. McLemore is a colored lawyer. He is making an active campaign against Dyer, but the latter is well intrenched and it is not believed that McLemore can win. Mr. Dyer is the author of the anti-lynching bjll which he has intro- duced year after year in Congress, and ‘which once caused a determined filibus- ter in the Senate, led by former Sen- ator Underwood of Alabama. He has served 14 years in the House, having been repeatedly re-elected in his dis- trict. Some of the wards in his district are almost solidly colored, and about 186,000 of the tered negro voters in St. Louls live that district. How- ever, in 1920, when a popular negro candidate ran against Dyer for the Re- publican nomination to Congress, Dyer polled 7,373 votes to his opponent’s 1,406. In the past there have been approx- imately 60,000 negro votes in Missouri in a presidential election. The defection of the colored voters from the Republican ranks this year is not confined alone to St. Louis, but is found, it is said, in other sections where the negro vote is heavy. There are several reasons given for the defection of the colored voters. They like Gov. Smith’s wet stand for one thing; they have been up in arms because of the activities of the Ku Klux Klan, which is opposing Smith, and they have been dissatisfied with the treatment accorded them by the Re- publicans and threaten to go over to the Drmocrats in the hope of more recagnition. Republicans Are Hopeful. ‘While Democratic leaders are pre- dicting they will carry St. Louis 30,000 to 50,000 for Smith, the Republicans say the vote in this city, in the end, will split about 50-50, and that if Smith has a lead it will be a small one. They say they do not believe that Gov. Smith will make any more of an appeal to the wet, German-American and in- dependent voters in St. Louis than did Senator Hawes, who ran on a wringing wet platform two years ago, against a Republican candidate who was political- ly weak. And Senator Hawes, they point out, carried the city by only 1.2 votes. They do not regard the victory of Senator Reed in this city in 1922 by J. E. Lowry Accused of In- toxication and False State- ment to Superiors. Former Headquarters Detective James the Police Trial Board this morning to answer four charges. Polifeman M. J. Myers of the eighth precinct was ar- raigned on charges of making an un- truthful” statement to his superior and with being under the influence of liquor. The cases of two other officers charged with failing .to pay their debts were heard, and the trial of Policeman Em- lous B. Arnett of the enighth precinct, against whom J. Le Roy Sugrue, au- tomobile editor of the Washington Times, had brought charges, was con- cluded. Lowry was charged with being in an automobile when he should have been patrolling his beat, with being off his beat, conduct unbecoming of an officer and with showing disrespect to his superiors. Ordere Light on Car. The latter charge grew out of an in- cident which occured shortly after Sergt. William MacDonald and F. M. Dent, night inspectors, had accused him of entering an ,automobile and driving away. It was alleged that when he saw the two sergeants in a car | coming down Spring road with only one headlight. he stopped them and roughly their car.” He is said to have repeated the command twice more, and Sergt. Dent told the board that he finally had to turn on his dim lights to “humor’ the officer. Specifications against Lowry alleged that on October 1 he got into an auto- mobile on Quiney street while he was on duty and drove away. Sergt. Mac- Donald testified that after he had reached Sixteenth and Varnum streets, with the night inspectors trailing him. he evidently saw them and speeded down Sixteenth street at about 40 miles an_hour. Several witnesses were put on the stand by the defense to prove an alibi. Liquor Charge. Myers was alleged to have denied he was in a certain house on Champlain street October 2, when questioned by Capt. Robert E. Doyle of the eighth precinct. Capt. Doyle and two ser- geants testified that Myers appeared to have been drinking. According to Dr. Brandenburg, police surgeon, Myers was ander the influence of liquor and unfit for duty. The charges were an outgrowth of a complaint by James Watkins, col- ored, of Hyattsville, Md., that the offi- cer had seized $3 from his hand while in a house on Champlain street. Policemen W. F. Brown of the fifth precinct_and Thomas E. Garrison of the tenth fecinct, were charged with failure to pay their just debts. Neither officer was present, but the board ruled that they had had sufficient notice to appear and consequently the cases were heard. Barnett was charged with driving recklessly and with verbally abusing Sugrue September & at Fourteenth and T streets following a collision between Sugrue’s machine and a street car. The testimony heard this morning was that of the motorman of the car. He said that Barnett was not driving recklessly. KELLOGG TO GO WEST. Secretary Leaves Tomorrow for Week's Stay in Minnesota. Secretary Kellogg will leave tomorrow for a week's stay in Minnesota, his home State, where he 'wlu deliver two addresses. He will deliver an address before the Ramsey County Women's Republican Club on October 17 and on the follow- ing day he will dedicate the Severance Memorial Hall, at Carlton College, Northfield, Minn. At the same time he is to recelve an honorary degree from the institution. Severance Memorial Hall is hbeing built through bequests left by Secretary Kellogg's late partner, Cordento N. Sev- erance, and Mrs. Severance. 48,000 as indicative of what is likely to happen here this year. Senator Reed was backed by the Republican German- American vote, not merely because he was a wet, but because Senator Reed’s candidacy gave them a chance to regis- ter their dislike of President Wilson. Many Lutheran German-Americans who voted for Reed are not expected to vote for Smith. Gov. Smith, it appears, is bound to benefit by the extreme wet sentiment in St. Louis. In the old days before prohibition there were 2,300 saloons in the city. Today there are many speak- easies here. But in addition to that thousands of the citizens are making their own home brew, and it is said that as much raw material for the making of beer is used in the homes as was used in the breweries when they were running full blast, to accommodate the tastes of the beer drinkers here. The Democrats are relying in great measure on the strength of Gov. Smith in this wet city to carry the State for him. The Republicans are hoping to hold the Smith vote down in St. Louis and to beat the governor out in Kansas City and the rural parts of the State which have been strongly Democratic in the past, but where there are many anti-Smith Democrats. Another dis- patch will deal with Missouri outside St. Louis and with the probable resuit in the entire State, FOUROFFICERSFAGE POLICE TRIAL BOARD E. Lowry, recently demoted and sent| tenth precinet, appeared before | e olle A g |ances on the schedule for later in the ordered them “to put another light on | GOV. SMITH INVADES SOUTH WITH VISIT " TO VIRGINIA CAPITAL Page.) the hands of several in the crowd of several hundred on the run. Three days and two nights of riding the rails faced the Democratic nominee | before reaching Louisville, Ky., where he will make the first of three formal campaign addresses on his 10-day trip. The other speeches are listed for Se- dolia, Mo., Tuesday, October 16, and Chicago, Friday, October 19. He will return to Albany, October 21. Raleigh, Greensboro, Salisbury and Charlotte, N, C., were important paus- ing points for rear platform appear- day and tonight. Under a revised schedule, the details | of which had not been announced, the “Smith-Robinson speefal” will cut’into the town of Stevenson, the only stop listed for Alabama during the journey tomorrow to Chattanooga and Nash- ville, Tenn. Nashville Rally Planned. The halt at Chattanooga, originally planed to last three hours os the gov- ernor could participate in conferences with party leaders, has been sharply r duced in order to permit of an earlier arrival in the Tennessce capital, where a big reception is planned. Before Gov. Smith left his Biltmore Hotel headquarters yesterday ‘“‘Babe” Ruth, and his gang of heavy hitters called on him in his suite. The governor is accompanied by Mrs. Smith and their two daughters, Mrs. John A, Warner and Mrs. Francis J. Quillinan, and their son, Alfred, jr. ‘Among members of the Smith party is Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson, one of the famed Langhorne girls of Richmond, who will endeaver to tell her feminine cohorts “to buckle down to business” in favor of the Democratic presidential nominee. Mrs. Gibson has been making speak- ing tours for Smith all over the coun- try. * Lady Astor Silent. Ter sister, Lady Astor, the first wom- an member of Parliament in England, is spending a brief vacation at the Langhorne family home, at Mirador, Greenwood, Va., four hours’ drive from Richmond. But the titled Englishwoman politi- cian will not take the opportunity of visiting her sister or the Democratic candidate, according to Mrs. Gibson, who added today that Lady Astor will stop at the Gibson home in New York before her departure for England on the 25th of October. “Of course, my sister is a politician herself,” said Mrs. Gibson. “And she cannot make a declaration of her views on the American situation.” Mrs. Gibson has so far had no in- dication of her part in the program at any of the three cities where the gov- ernor is to stop for a speech. She announced, however, that she would be glad to address any woman's meeting at which she might be called upon. Following the custom of the first trip, when Mrs. Daniel O'Day, vice chairman of the New York State Dem- ocratic committee, was the feminine representative of the New York head- quarters, it is considered likely that the women of the party will be enter- tained at luncheons, teas and recep- tions and that Mrs. Gibson and Mrs. ‘Warner will be asked to speak. “There is a lot of work to be done, of course, among the women,” said Mrs. Gibson, “and if I can help I will be very glad of the opportunity.” NORTH CAROLINA READY. Democrats Plan Continuous Smith Ova- tion Across State. CHARLOTTE, N. C.. October 11 (#). —The trek of Gov. Alfred E. Smith across North Carolina today will be one continuous ovation if the plans of Chairman O. M. Mull and members of the Democratic State committee work out as expected. From Norlina, where the Democratic presidential candidate and his party will enter the State, to Charlotte, where he will spend a quarter of an hour just at bedtime, Democrats today were busy with plans for the reception of their national leader. At Raleigh ghe governor and Mrs. Smith will be paraded through the city, that as many citizens as ible may have a chance to see the candidate. Greerisboro planned a gala demonstra- tion tonight, and celebrations are plan- ned at Salisbury and Charlotte, Dur- ham, Burlington and other points, The visit of Gov. Smith in North Carolina, although not including for- mal addresses, will be the first a Democratic presidential candidate has made in more than a third of a century and the Democrats plan to make the most of it. As North Carolina is counted as one of the hotbeds of anti-Smith senti- ment among lifelong Democrats, leaders said today that they were hopeful that the brief visit would have the effect of ;ttre'ngthenlng Smith sentiment in the ate. BOY HIT BY CAR. Boyd Maris, Jr., 18, in Serious Con- dition at Sibley. Sixteen-year-old - Boyd Maris, Jr., whose father is connected with the Research Bureau of the Department of Agriculture, was seriously injured last night when he was struck by an auto- mobfle on the Washington-Baltimore Boulevard at Washington avenue, When he attempted to cross the road shortly after 7 o'clock. According to Sibley Hospital physicians, he is suffering from a fracture of the skull and ather in- Jjuries and has little chance of recovery. ‘The boy was taken to the hospital by the driver of the car, a Baltimorean, against whom no charges were made. He gave his name as Leland Lemkuld to a witness of the accident. 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Wit hhis head still wrapped in band- ages, Herriman took the witness stand and testified that Davis had come to his home about 9:30 Saturday night to ask the way to a nearby address. Returning in about 15 minutes, Her- riman said. the man announced, “I am back,” and with that squirted ammonia from an ammonia gun in his face, grabbed him with one hand and.beat him over the head with the revolver. Mrs. Herriman, who witnessed the as- sault from the front room of her home, also told Judge McMahon that Davis -was the man who struck her husband. Policeman White of the thirteenth precinct said Davis denied any coi- nection with the assault. He claimed to be & laborer for G. B. Mullin, con- tractor, and to have been in town getting’ a suit of clothes from a pawn shop when the event occurred. In- vestigation revealed a few discrep- ancies in his story, the policeman said, but it was learned he actually had worked for Mullin and visited the pawn shop. He was carrying a suit of clothes on a coat hanger when arrested at Seventeenth and Kalmia road. BAKHMETEFF ESTATE TO TRUXTUN BEALE Brother-in-Law of Former Russian Ambassador Here Also Made Executor. ‘The will of Georges Bakhmeteff, for- mer Russian Ambassador to the United States, was filed today in the District Supreme Court. The document was executed at Paris, September 2, 1925, The diplomat died there August 29. He gives all his interest in the securi- ties comprising the estate of his late wife, Mary E. Bakhmeteff, nee Beale, who died June 26, 1925, to her brother, Truxtun Beale, of Washington, and ap- points him as executor. Mme. Bakhme- teff was & sister of Mrs. John R. Mc- Lean, mother of Edward Beale McLean, Washington publisher. Mr. Beale, in. presenting the will for probate, declared he knew of no other “American will” of the former Am- bassador, thus intimating that he might have made disposition under French law of other property. CHAIN OF TRUCK INJURES WOMAN RIDING IN BUS Strikes Windshield and Shatters Glass, Lacerating Nose of Mrs, Margaret Knowlton. A laceration to the nose was suffered this morning by Mrs. Margaret Knowl- tion, 30 years old, 1712 Surrey lane, when a chain on a passing truck struck and broke the windshield of the bus in which she was riding. She was treated by Dr. William Ballinger, 1624 I street. ‘The bus in which Mrs. Knowlton 'was riding was standing .at the west end of the Dumbarton Bridge, waiting for traffic to clear, when the truck passed and the chain that holds the rear door struck the windshield. The truck was operated by James L. Quail, 28 years old, 454 Massachusetts avenue. Visitors and WOMAN TESTIFIES IN POWER PROBE Says Monograph in Her Name Was Written by Publicity Director. By the Associated Press. Co-operation between the Washing- ton Industries Education Bureau ‘and the Puget Sound Light & Power Co., both of Seattle, in the preparation of a monograph on “Water Powers and Their Relation to Industry,” which was circulated through the schools of Wash- ington and Oregon. was disclosed today in the power investigation by the Fed- eral Trade Commission. Mrs. Clare K. Tripp, bureau director, testified that the pamphlet had been prepared almost entirely by Norwood W. Brockett, director of publi¢ relations for the power, company, although it bore her name as author and was so copyrighted in 1927. She estimated that this and other similar matter had reached about 50,000 elementary and high school pupils in the two States, through means of the bureau. Other Monographs Offered. Some other monographs put out by the bureau were also introduced by Robert E. Healy, commission counsel, who developed from Mrs. Tripp that three payments of $50 for editing these had been made by the bureau to Jo- sephine Corliss Preston, while she was State superintendent of public instruc- tion in Washington. Earlier testimony by William R. Putnam, treasurer of the Idaho committee on the relation of electricity to agriculture, and general manager of the Idaho Power Co. at Boise, had shown'the payment of $4,792 by his company to the committee for the carrying on of its survey work. Mrs. Tripp said that she could not tell her salary as director of the Washing- ton bureau_without examination of the financial #jcords. She testified that the accounts of the burcau were kept both in her name and in the name of the bureau in Washington banks. She said that the Oregon Public Utility In- formation Buregu had ~contributed about $100 a morfth toward work of her organization, after she approached them, and estimated that the total contributions received were $500 a month. Sent to Teachers. Regarding the monographs she said three printings had been made since 1926 and that these weye sent to teach- ers and libraries in Oregon and Wash- ington, with the result that they were made available, especially for high school children studying commercial geography, history and vocational guid- ance. Healy read excerpls from the water power monograph, and Mrs. Tripp repeatedly denied personal knowledge of the matter mentioned as facts, attribut- ing authority for the statements to Brockett. In one instance she expressed the opinion that power rates were regulated by the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington, and when questioned by Healy testified that she had little knowledge of public utilities. ‘The power monograph bore the sub- title “Industrial Information for Ele- Schdol Grades.” The suggestion for its preparation was attributed to “Roy G. Fales, supervisor of industrial arts, Washington State Normal, Ellensburg; E. J. Buchanan, director Summer school, | § Washington State Normal, Cheney; W. G. Hummel, State vocational director, Olympia.” University Got $4,792. Willlam R. Putnam, treasurer of the Idaho committee on the relation of electricity to agriculture, submitted a statement to the commission which showed that since its inception in May, 1925, by the University of Idaho, $4,792 had been contributed to it by the Idaho Power Co., of which Putnam is general manager. He said that $1,000 of this amount had been reimbursed to the company by the Northwest Electric Light & Power Association, and did not indicate that any major funds had been Delegates to General .Convention Are Cordially Invited to Visit the EXHIBIT of MOREHOUSE PUBLISHING COMPANY Milwaukee, Wis. Located at St. John’s Parish House 16th St., between H and I N.W. Christian Nurture, Religious Books, Christmas Cards REPORT OF CONDITION As Made to the Comptroller of the Currency OF THE MORRIS PLAN BANK At Washington, D. C. at the Close of Business on October 3, 1928 RESOURCES 1. a. Loans and discounts b. Less deposits assign ..$2,087,232.90 collateral toloans.......... 779,582.30 $1,307,650.60 6. Furniture and fixtures ... 9, Cash and due from banks 10. Outside checks and cash item: 14, Other asset: Total... 22,549 .43 160,920.87 3,815.81 4,570.66 .$1,499,507.37 15. Capital stock paid in. 16. Surplus fund. 17. Undivided Pro 18. Reserved for conting 19. Reserved for taxes, interest, 23. Time deposits. 31, Liabilities other City of W my knowledge and belief, (Seal) Correct—Attest: than those above stated , LIABILITIES 1,452,583 Totalu.cusosesersnsossasvisaassonesss-$1,499,507.37 ington, District of Columbia, ss: 1, WILLARD G, BARKER, Treasurer of the above-named bank, do solemniy swear that the above statement is true, to the best of WILLARD G. BARKER, Treasurer. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of October 1928. FRANCIS J. L. CRILLEY, Notary Public. Commission expires December 14, 1931. GEORGE CURTIS SHINN, EDWIN A. MOOERS; JOSEPH L. TEPPER, Trustees. derived by the committee from any other source. The committee was or- ganized under the auspices of the agri- cultural College of the University, Put- nam testified. He named M. R. Lewis, as having directed a_survey, in collah- oration with Hobart Beresford as to the purchase of power. Both men were on the Idaho University faculty at the time, he added, but have since severed their connections there. The finan- cial statement showed that numerous small amounts had been paid to Lewis and Beresford, along.with several to Mrs. Beresford, for “expenses” and “time.” A May, 1926, report of the committee introduced into the record by Robert E. Healy, commission counsel, showed that it had favored direct purchase of the power. “The organization of mutual com-| panies to build and operate rural dis- tribution lines,” the report said, “has been tried in an attempt to decrease the cost of such distribution. It may be pointed out that the possibilities along this line are limited. While it is entirely possible for such a mutual company to operate with rates for elec- tric energy, which' appear to be ma- terially below the corresponding rates charged by the public utilities, the real cost to the consumer will be nearly as high in one case as in the other. Soma of the reasons why this is believed to be true follow: A mutual company is not required or expected to earn any interest on the investment made in its system. This saving is not a real sav- ing to the consumer, because he must invest his money in the stock of the company without a direct return. This money might otherwise be invested in some other securities and earn a re- turn commensurate with the savings which’ the mutual company make.” Other Report Submitted. Another report from the committee sald its work had included experiments with the electrification of the Caldwell substation of the Idaho Agricultural Ex- periment Station and a study of the ac- tual cost of distribution of the electric energy by the mutual companies on the Minidoka project. The committee find- ing_had been circulated through The E. Hofer & Son news service. Putnam named Dr. E. A. White, chair- man of the national committee on the relation of electricity to agriculture, as first having written to Idaho University officials proposing the State committee || establishment, and said he had sub- sequently heard from Prof. Lewis. The membership of the national committee, as given in one Idaho report, in 1926 in- cluded the following organizations and representatives: American Farm Bureau Federation, J. W. Coverdale and S. K. || ‘Thompson; National Grange, L. J. Ta- | ber; National Electric Light Association, C. W. Drake, Arthur Huntington, J. C. Martin, G. C. Neff, K. A. Paully, Mar- shall E. Sampsell; United States Depart- | | S. H. McCrory, || ment of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, R. A. Lund- quist; Department of Interior, C. A. Bissell, and General Federation man, . Husband Gets Divorce. An interlocutory decree of absolute divorce has been signed by Justice Jennings Bailey in favor of Willlam L. Norris, who brought suit against his wife, Hazel E. Norris. They were married May 16, 1925, and the husband charged misconduct. He was represented by Attorney Harry H. Hollander. 0y N e ° G NG 7z of || Women's Clubs, Mrs. John D. Sher- 17 ARE ARRESTED IN HEADLIGHT DRIVE 16 Forfeit Collateral of $2 Each, One Pleads Guilty and Is Fined $10. Inaugurating a drive on .motorists who operate their ears without proper lights, Traffic Bureau policemen arrest- ed 16 men and 1 woman last night All but one forfeited $2 collateral in Traffic Court this morning. William . Woodson, colored, pleaded guilty to having dazzling h eadlights, and was fined $10 by Judge Robert E. Mattingly. ‘Woodson was arrested by Policeman Schiotter of the Traffic Burcau at Rhode Island and Florida avenues. The others were charged with driving with one or more lights on their automobile out. They were arrested by Sergt. E. Williams and Policeman C. Langdon, also of the Traffic Bureau. All were booked at the eighth’ precinct, where their names appeared on the collateral list as Daniel Hynson, Elbert Gibson, Wilbur Loving, Augustus Jones, Samuel H. Lacy, Meyer Taske, Edward S. House, Charles G. Williams, Julius Smith, James Graham, Oscar Schoot, Horace Shanwell, James Lane, Louise Welton, Mack Harris and Morris Weinberg. Seeks to Be Administrator. Arthur D. Hancock today asked the District Supreme Court to appoint him as administrator of the estate of his father, Frank A. D. Hancock, who died at Gloucester, Mass. The estate is valued by the son at $58474.87, com- posed entirely of personalty. The father is survived by his widow, Natalie M. Hancock, 2900 Cleveland avenue, and ten children. G SN A bird which eats its own feathers was found recently in Porto Rico. DIAGRAM IN COURT LIFTS PARKING CHARGE Defendant Shows Unequal Spacing of Signs at Entrance of Wills Registrar's Office. Bringing into Traffic Court a diagram showing a strange inconsistency in the placing of “No Parking” signs beside the entrance to the office of the regis- trar of wills, William A. Lee, an attors ney, today secured his own acquittal on n‘g;harge of failing to obey an official sign. Lee's diagram, made by his son, showed that a sign bearing the words, “No parking, entrance, Police Depart- ment,” but having no arrow on it, was erected 4 feet to the west of the en- trance. Another sign, identically worded, was placed 10 feet to the east of the entrance. Lee parked his car so that a portion of it projected west of the sign on the east of the entrance. At that, he contended, he was fully 9 feet from the door, while the machine parked on the other side was less than 5 feet away and went unticketed. When Policeman L. Collins of the sixth precinct, who placed a ticket on Lee’s car, confirmed Lee's statements Judge Robert E. Mattingly dismissed the case. FRENCH PLANE ARRIVES. Craft Sent to U. 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